What area of nursing should I choose?

Hello all,

which area of the hospital do you enjoy and why?
Quote from Destiny12Hello all,which area of the hospital do you enjoy and why?

Does it have to be hospital?? I personally prefer LTC (tried Med/Surg and it wasnt for me) In LTC you have the opporitunity to get to know your patients on a personal level and maybe contribute to bettering what time they have left on Earth

Quote from optimistDoes it have to be hospital?? I personally prefer LTC (tried Med/Surg and it wasnt for me) In LTC you have the opporitunity to get to know your patients on a personal level and maybe contribute to bettering what time they have left on Earth

I loved Maternal Child when I did my pregrad placement!I am still trying to specialize and get a job in that area!But I am working as a foot care RPN and I LOVE it!

I personally love ICU. You get to take care of the sickest patients...patients that actually need you...some patients aren't that sick and just treat you like a maid....in the ICU, they actually do need you. There's always something new to learn, never bored. You actually have to think to take care of your patients (critical thinking to put the whole clinical picture together...i.e., noticing the 100 pt drop in platelets before it becomes abnormal). Also love the low patient load...2 pts.

Why would you want to become a nurse! dont write..I am compassionate or other BS.sit down with someone you trust and will not give you the typical pump up story.there are high and lows in every profession. With nursing you can travel overseas.in nurse school, you are assigned for different areas of nursing, different areas. this will get your feet wet, then YOU decide.

ICU. You use all your skills and learn even more skills. Plus you only have 1-2 patients.